title: Tetra-kis(pyridine-κN)bis-(tetrafluorido-borato-κF)copper(II).
abstract: In the title complex, [Cu(BF4)2(C5H5N)2], the Cu(II) ion is in an octa-hedral coordination environment and is surrounded by four pyridine and two tetra-fluoridoborate mol-ecules. The four pyridine mol-ecules are coordinated to the copper ion through their N atoms in the equatorial plane and display a right-handed screw arrangement around the Cu(II) ion. The remaining two trans positions in the octa-hedron are occupied by the BF4 (-) anions, each coordinating weakly through an F atom. The crystal packing shows a two-dimensional sheet structure parallel to the ab plane that is formed by C-H⋯F hydrogen-bonding inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Nirosha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Silva
authors.forename: Ajay Pal Singh
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Pannu
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Plieger